UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 63A. Utah Administrative Services Code |
Chapter 14. Review of Executive Branch Ethics Complaints |
Part 1. General Provisions |
§ 63A-14-102. Definitions.
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- As used in this chapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Independent Executive Branch Ethics Commission, created in Section 63A-14-202. (2) "Complainant" means an individual who files a complaint under Subsection 63A-14-402(1)(a). (3) "Executive branch elected official" means: (a) the governor; (b) the lieutenant governor; (c) the state auditor; (d) the state treasurer; or (e) the attorney general. (4) "Improper purpose" includes harassing a respondent, causing unwarranted harm to a respondent's reputation, or causing unnecessary expenditure of public funds. (5) "Respondent" means the executive branch elected official against whom an ethics complaint described in Section 63A-14-402 is filed. (6) "Violation" means a high crime, a misdemeanor, or malfeasance in office.
Enacted by Chapter 426, 2013 General Session